NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon As if a man'iysh (eesh) a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) did flee nuwc (noos) to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver) from paniym (paw-neem') the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.) a lion 'ariy (ar-ee') a lion -- (young) lion, + pierce (from the margin). and a bear dob (dobe) the bear (as slow) -- bear. met paga` (paw-gah') to impinge, by accident or violence, or (figuratively) by importunity him or went bow' (bo) to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) into the house bayith (bah'-yith) a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) and leaned camak (saw-mak') to prop; reflexively, to lean upon or take hold of (in a favorable or unfavorable sense) his hand yad (yawd) a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), on the wall qiyr (keer) a wall (as built in a trench) -- + mason, side, town, very, wall. and a serpent nachash (naw-khawsh') a snake (from its hiss) -- serpent. bit nashak (naw-shak') to strike with a sting (as a serpent); figuratively, to oppress with interest on a loan -- bite, lend upon usury. him Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible As when a man flees from a lion And a bear meets him, Or goes home, leans his hand against the wall And a snake bites him. King James Bible As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him. Holman Christian Standard Bible It will be like a man who flees from a lion only to have a bear confront him. He goes home and rests his hand against the wall only to have a snake bite him. International Standard Version It will be like a man who runs from a lion, only to encounter a bear; or who comes home, leans his hand against a wall, and a serpent bites him! NET Bible Disaster will be inescapable, as if a man ran from a lion only to meet a bear, then escaped into a house, leaned his hand against the wall, and was bitten by a poisonous snake. GOD'S WORD® Translation It is like a person who flees from a lion only to be attacked by a bear. It is like a person who goes home and puts his hand on the wall only to be bitten by a snake. King James 2000 Bible As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him. Links Amos 5:19Amos 5:19 NIV Amos 5:19 NLT Amos 5:19 ESV Amos 5:19 NASB Amos 5:19 KJV |
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